2006 NBA re-draft: The way it should have been

HoopsHype re-drafts the weak 2006 NBA Draft class, a difficult exercise considering its lack of top-end players besides LaMarcus Aldridge, Rajon Rondo and Kyle Lowry.

The 2006 NBA Draft was nothing to write home about – and that’s putting it kindly. This class has two players who’ll make a case to reach the Hall of Fame, but neither are first-ballot locks.

It’s not like this draft class has a bunch of great role players to talk about either, with the majority of this class being made up of fringe rotation players. Below, check out our 2006 NBA re-draft, in the order they should have gone in.

The best NBA players to come out of each state: A HoopsHype list

HoopsHype presents the best NBA player to come out every state in America.

Today, we’re going to talk about the best NBA players to come out of every state in America, from Alabama and Wyoming.

For this exercise, we chose players based on where they spent most of their lives before college rather than just their place of birth. Take Michael Jordan, for example; we credit North Carolina as his state because that’s where he was raised and developed into the player who would shine at UNC and then in the NBA, despite being born in New York City.

With 50 states to cover, let’s explore the best NBA talent each one has produced.

Trade rumor rankings: Draymond Green, Dejounte Murray and more

HoopsHype ranks the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including Jonathan Kuminga.

With the trade deadline now roughly three weeks away, we’re back with another installment of our trade rumors rankings series in which we rank the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the prior week, as determined by appearances on our Trade Rumors page.

Just on Sunday, we saw the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards agree to a trade centered around Marvin Bagley Jr. and Danilo Gallinari, two names that hadn’t popped up much in trade scuttle before the weekend, so we should always expect the unexpected when it comes to the trade deadline.

Anyway, with so many names to get to, let’s jump right into it.

Ranking: The Top 25 players under 25 in 2023-24

HoopsHype ranks the Top 25 players in the NBA for the 2023-24 season under the age of 25 years old.

The NBA has arguably never been as talented from top to bottom as it is today, and a big reason for that is the number of elite young players being drafted into the Association recently.

Today, we’re going to take a look at the Top 25 players under the age of 25 for the 2023-24 season, a list featuring an MVP candidate and various All-NBA-level players.

With so many great guys to look into, let’s jump right into the action.

Trade rumor rankings: Pascal Siakam, Dejounte Murray and more

HoopsHype ranks the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week.

With just over a month remaining until the 2023-24 NBA trade deadline (Feb. 8), we’re expanding our usual Trade Rumor Rankings (usually five players) to 10 players this week because there’s just so much trade scuttle to discuss.

For anyone unaware, the way we order these Trade Rumor Rankings is by ranking players based on the number of trade rumors they were part of over the previous week, judged by appearances on our Trade page.

With so many players and trade rumors to discuss, let’s jump right into the action.

Rankings: The 25 best left-handed players in NBA history

HoopsHype ranks the 25 best left-handed players in NBA history, including Manu Ginobili, Bill Russell and James Harden, among many others.

According to StatHead, there have been just 342 left-handed players on record in the history of the NBA.

To celebrate the accomplished few southpaws to reach the Association, today, we’re going to rank the Top 25 best left-handed players in NBA history.

Let’s get right into it.

Just missed the cut: Zion WilliamsonAnthony MasonBen SimmonsJalen RoseDavid LeeNick Van ExelThaddeus YoungDe’Aaron Fox

NBA All-Stars who never played on Christmas Day

Playing on Christmas Day is widely regarded as an opportunity for players to gain more visibility and acclaim. For many NBA stars, this has become an annual tradition. However, this isn’t the case for everyone. Here’s a list of All-Stars who, …

Playing on Christmas Day is widely regarded as an opportunity for players to gain more visibility and acclaim. For many NBA stars, this has become an annual tradition. However, this isn’t the case for everyone.

Here’s a list of All-Stars who, surprisingly, never had the chance to showcase their skills in a Christmas Day game during their careers.

The NBA All-Stars who never lost a Christmas Day game

Getting to play on Christmas Day is an accomplishment in itself, a sign that your team matters in the NBA. Winning on this day is especially challenging, as squads typically face off against the league’s top contenders. Kobe Bryant, for instance, …

Getting to play on Christmas Day is an accomplishment in itself, a sign that your team matters in the NBA. Winning on this day is especially challenging, as squads typically face off against the league’s top contenders. Kobe Bryant, for instance, had a record of 6-10 in Christmas Day games. However, a select group of All-Stars managed to maintain an undefeated record on this special day. Leading this elite group is Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen, who impressively never lost in his seven Christmas Day appearances.

Discover the rest of the unbeaten Christmas Day All-Stars below:

NBA players who are most underperforming their preseason rankings

HoopsHype presents the 13 NBA players who are most underperforming preseason expectations in 2023-24 so far.

A little while ago, we discussed the NBA players who were most overperforming their preseason rankings in 2023-24. To judge that, we looked at our consensus Top 100 player rankings – which used rankings from our site, ESPN, Bleacher Report, The Ringer and CBS Sports from before the season to find a consensus ranking of the Top 100 players in the NBA for 2023-24 – and judged that against our own Global Rating data to see which players were most overperforming those preseason rankings.

That list can be found here.

Today, we’re doing the opposite to check out the NBA players most underperforming their preseason rankings, according to Global Rating.

Ranking: The top players of the first ever In-Season Tournament

HoopsHype ranks the 12 best players from the inaugural In-Season Tournament of 2023-24, led by GOAT candidate LeBron James.

The inaugural In-Season Tournament was a resounding success, with the NBA’s television ratings for this time of the year up as fans were excited to watch basketball in December that was meaningful.

The Los Angeles Lakers ultimately came out victorious in the first edition of the IST, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way for the team. Both will rank very high on this list.

Part of what made the IST so interesting, though, was the fact that it was a smaller team that made it to the final to face Los Angeles, the Indiana Pacers. That’s what makes this type of tournament – one with a one-game knockout round through the championship – so exciting: Truly anyone can win it.

Still, the Lakers’ firepower proved too much for Indiana in the final, as Los Angeles defeated the Pacers 123-09.

Below, our ranking of the top players from the 2023-24 In-Season Tournament.